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Upcoming Events

The Early Clinical Studies Playbook:
Leveraging Eastern European Data for US Regulations

Lunch & Learn

Tuesday, October 27, 12:00 – 1:30 pm

The need for First-In-Human and Early Feasibility Studies can be a daunting consideration for early stage medtech startups. Resources, cost, time and regulatory hurdles all come into the calculus about how, when and where to run these studies. Learn from the experience of a well-respected CRO which specializes in conducting these studies for US-based companies in several Eastern European countries.

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Medtech Innovation Forum

TCT® 2026

Saturday, October 31, 8:00 am – 5:45 pm

Organized by Fogarty Innovation and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) the Medtech Innovation Forum brings together visionary leaders from across the medtech landscape to confront the most urgent challenges in healthcare today, offering bold solutions, pioneering insights, and forward-looking strategies to shape the future of patient care. Attendees will also witness the highly anticipated TCT® Shark Tank, showcasing technologies with the potential to revolutionize care across clinical areas, as finalists compete for a prestigious $200,000 award from the Jon DeHaan Foundation. This full-day event launches TCT, the annual scientific symposium of CRF.

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Scientific Sessions

American Heart Association

November 6 – 9, 2026

Join us in Chicago for Scientific Sessions! This year, Fogarty is collaborating with the American Heart Association to produce the Innovation Forum on November 6, a one-day, high-energy experience designed to help clinicians, scientists, and innovators turn novel ideas into real-world solutions. Through candid conversations with founders, investors, and industry leaders, participants will explore the path from discovery to startup across cardiovascular and brain health.

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In the News

The Lancet: Thomas Fogarty Obituary

Thomas J. Fogarty, MD, is the founder of Fogarty Innovation.

Nominations Open for the Second Annual Thomas J. Fogarty Prize Honoring High-Impact Medtech Innovations

2026 TJF nominations open April 2.

Disrupting Childbirth Care: Why Birth Is Riskier Than Being a Fighter Pilot

Materna Medical is a Fogarty Company in Residence.

Spring Forward: In Pursuit of a Medical Device for Children with Short Gut Syndrome

Eclipse Regenesis is a Fogarty Company in Residence.

Tom Fogarty: In His Own Words

Thomas J. Fogarty, MD, is the founder of Fogarty Innovation.

The Thomas J. Fogarty Innovation Prize and the FARAPULSE Team: Transformative Innovation Brought to Life

Winners of the 2025 TJF Prize.

Blog

Helping Tomorrow’s Innovators Find Their Path

For the past 13 years, program manager Gretchen Berstler has had a front-row seat to Fogarty Innovation’s evolution—from its humble beginnings in a hospital basement to a thriving innovation hub in a sparkling new building on the El Camino Health campus. While the...

Andrew Cleeland on Intuition

“Intuition will tell the thinking mind where to look next.” — Jonas Salk Earlier this month, I spent some time with my friends Paul and Cynthia Yock. As many of you know, Paul, a cardiologist, world-renowned innovator, and the founder of the Stanford Mussallem Center...

Lizbeth Villalobos Comes Full Circle

“Will do!” This phrase, which Fogarty communications and education associate Lizbeth Villalobos uses almost reflexively as an email response when asked for help, captures the positivity and can-do spirit that have made Villalobos an invaluable member of the...